“Mahmoud Abbas, president of the state of Palestine, requested Wednesday that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the international community enable our people in Syria to enter Palestinian territory,” a statement carried on the official WAFA news agency said.

What do you think? Is Abbas exploiting the Syrian conflict for the Palestinian cause? Or is he just playing a smart and practical move in the interests of a distressed Palestinian population, by trying to deliver them back to the 'promised' land.